Queen's Head pub to reopen in January

ADMINISTRATORS have confirmed The Queen's Head pub in Uxbridge is set to reopen in mid-January.

The popular pub in Windsor Street, Uxbridge, has been forced to close its doors over the festive period since Saturday after its parent company Orchid went into liquidation.

Closure at the busiest time of year has sent Christmas bookings into chaos with many having to make last minute changes to their festive arrangements.

The pub has been taken over by Punch Taverns Brewery and will open up again in January with the same staff and management team in place.

Punch Taverns said: "Pricewaterhouse Coopers were appointed administrators in the Orchid group and this has had implications for the Queen's Head, which was previously operated by The Orchid Group.

"We are committed to preserving the pub at the heart of the local community, and we plan to transfer the pub into our managed estate.

"We will need to close the pub for a few weeks while we put in place our supply logistics, we want to retain the pub team and will be paying them during this period of transition.

"We expect the pub to reopen in mid January. We appreciate that some customers may have Christmas bookings at the Queen's Head and we have made alternative arrangements to accommodate these bookings as far as possible at our other pubs in the area.

"It is our understanding that Orchid has agreed to refund the deposits via the administrator if requested.

"We would like to stress that it is Orchid that has gone into administration and we have done everything we cn under the circumstances to keep this pub trading."